Answer:
B. A female, partly human creature in Greek mythology, known for luring sailors to their destruction through tempting song.
Explanation:
Sirens are known for luring sailors to destruction, and the temptation to ignore the truth, as Paine says, will "transform us into beasts," or lead us to our destruction.
The correct sentence is C, because the use of the semicolon is correct.
The editorial to which this question refers is "Yes, Virginia! There is a Santa Claus; timeless message"
Answer:
The central idea of the text is the ability to elaborate an answer to a child's question that is true, but does not compromise the child's innocence.
Explanation:
The editorial shows how a man was able to associate the existence of the Santa Claus, with the existence of feelings and inanimate things that exist in a subjective way in our life, but not in a concrete way. This answer was given to a child who wanted to know if Santa was real.
In this way they can confirm that the central idea of the text is the ability to answer children's questions in an appropriate way, without lies, but with delicacy.
Answer:
The story Mulan gives Chinese culture positive light in various ways. One example, being the obvious, an approch to equality. The legendary story had sexist accusations which was the main obstacle for the chinnese woman. Later in the story she decides to dress up as a man in order to fill her destiny. This gives young Chinese girls inspiration that they can do just about anything despite their race or gender, which is just a singular example of how Mulan puts chinese culture in a positive light.
